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SHOCK! Microsoft stops...
By Bobbye, Apr 01 2011 02:46 PM -
Microsoft to manage the world?
By Blind Dragon, Mar 29 2011 07:39 PM -
Microsoft to manage the world?
By rev_ollie, Mar 28 2011 08:00 PM -
The shoemaker
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The shoemaker
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By Blind Dragon, Feb 25 2011 12:18 PM
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SHOCK! Microsoft stops developing Windows, moves to Linux!
[indent]Microsoft has ceased development of the Windows operating system and will be releasing its own Linux distribution, the company revealed in an SEC filing yesterday.
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The annual 10-K report (that's a corporation public document required by the SEC), disclosed plans for the development of the "Winux" operating system and detailed special costs related to terminating the Windows business -- including costs associated with supporting current versions of Windows through 2020.
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The move signals that Windows -- once the world's most popular operating systems -- is no longer strategically important to Microsoft. Company officials acknowledged that switching to Linux will result in significant cost savings without compromising performance, scalability, reliability, or security. Further, compatibility with most Windows applications will be maintained, the officials said.[/indent]
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I don't write this stuff and it IS April First, but the above is an article By Doug Dineley on Inforworld.com - - see for yourself
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The annual 10-K report (that's a corporation public document required by the SEC), disclosed plans for the development of the "Winux" operating system and detailed special costs related to terminating the Windows business -- including costs associated with supporting current versions of Windows through 2020.
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The move signals that Windows -- once the world's most popular operating systems -- is no longer strategically important to Microsoft. Company officials acknowledged that switching to Linux will result in significant cost savings without compromising performance, scalability, reliability, or security. Further, compatibility with most Windows applications will be maintained, the officials said.[/indent]
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I don't write this stuff and it IS April First, but the above is an article By Doug Dineley on Inforworld.com - - see for yourself
As much as I complain about Microsoft, I am just not ready to give up Windows-- good grief- it's part of me by now!! Heck, I can't even leave Windows XP!